acquisitively
In grabbing fashion
In a manner driven by desire to acquire or possess things.
The word typically carries negative connotations of greed or excessive materialism: He eyed the rare coins acquisitively.
Someone who acts acquisitively prioritizes accumulation—of wealth, possessions, or power—often at the expense of other values.
Excessively desirous of wealth
- covetousEagerly wanting others' possessions
- graspingGreedy for wealth
- rapaciousExcessively grasping or greedy
- voraciousExtremely eager to consume
insatiable · mercenary · hoarding · gluttonous · money-grubbing · profiteering · exploitative · predatory
Excessive accumulation of goods
- clutchingHolding tightly onto
- graspingGreedy for wealth
- clingingGripping without release
- territorialDefensive about owned space
monopolizing · withholding · retentive · guarding · stockpiling · amassing · collecting · keeping
Focused on acquiring goods
- shoppingAcquiring goods at retailers
- collectingGathering items over time
- accumulatingGathering in increasing quantity
- fashion-consciousAttentive to current styles
Intensely determined to achieve
- enterprisingShowing initiative and drive
- opportunisticExploiting circumstances for gain
- strategicDeliberately planned for advantage
- expansionistFavoring territorial growth
goal-oriented · competitive · resourceful · calculating · climbing · empire-building · industrious · pioneering
avaricious
Excessively desirous of wealth
- covetousEagerly wanting others' possessions
- graspingGreedy for wealth
- rapaciousExcessively grasping or greedy
voracious · insatiable · mercenary · hoarding · gluttonous · money-grubbing · profiteering · exploitative · predatory · usurious
hoarding
Excessive accumulation of goods
territorial · monopolizing · withholding · retentive · guarding · stockpiling · amassing · collecting · keeping · holding
consumerist
Focused on acquiring goods
- shoppingAcquiring goods at retailers
- collectingGathering items over time
- accumulatingGathering in increasing quantity
driven
Intensely determined to achieve
- enterprisingShowing initiative and drive
- opportunisticExploiting circumstances for gain
- strategicDeliberately planned for advantage
expansionist · goal-oriented · competitive · resourceful · calculating · climbing · empire-building · industrious · pioneering · proactive
acquisitivelygenerously
With free-giving spirit
charitably · liberally · open-handedly · magnanimously · bountifully
acquisitivelyaltruistically
Acting for others' good
selflessly · benevolently · philanthropically · unselfishly · magnanimously